In this major work a noted psychoanalyst assesses the modern issue between traditional religion and a philosophy that takes as the sole aim of life the satisfaction of instinctive and material values. Dr. Fromm takes the position that psychoanalysis is neither the enemy of religion nor its ally - that it is concerned with the human reality behind theological doctrines and with the realization of the human values underlying all great religious teachings of the East and West.
“A daring book to have cast into the midst of the world's excitements, for it will itself breed new excitements. Fromm has put his finger on quite the central issue of religion. It is, therefore, not a book to be missed by those interested in man's spiritual growth."- New York Times “A model of conciseness and lucidity." -Atlantic Monthly